Wei Ziang was right; shortly after they left, others also set out from the mainland.
When they returned from their seaside excursion, it wasn't long before the main group arrived. They didn't enter the city but went straight to the bay area.
Soon, many people were recruited from nearby towns to come over. Before everything began, the first step was to build accommodations for the craftsmen and guards.
Because this was a long-term project, not only the craftsmen but also their families almost all came along.
Of course, as compensation for relocating the entire family, it was substantial.
After settling the living arrangements, they needed to hire a large number of workers to search the nearby mountains for suitable timber.
The main material for shipbuilding is fir wood; coincidentally, stretching hundreds of acres, there is a forest of fir trees growing just one mountain away from the bay.
